Boeing-Boeing Broadway has traditionally been unfriendly to farce, but with director Matthew Warchus’ new, pure-genius revival of Boeing-Boeing transferred from the West End, a sea change in attitude is in order. The subtitle—“a nonstop comedy”—may be a bit misleading, but the play is a caterwauling scream of insanity. I wish it a first-class, smooth flight.
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Wednesday, June 4 For your weekly fill of French melodrama with the occasional ’80s teenage cinematic flourish see M83 at the Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St. (betw. Bowery & Chrystie St.), 212-533-2111; 8, $15 [SOLD OUT]. Thursday, June 5 If you’re hankering for the opportunity to piss off your significant other and spazz out to
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Afro-Punk Festival July 5-13 AP Skate Park, Brooklyn www.afropunk.com Film, music, art, skateboarding and more. Afro-Punk , BAMcinematek and Toyota present the 4th annual festival, taking place in the heart of Brooklyn. The festival is the definitive destination for the global Afro-Punk community and audiences yearning to experience true AP culture. Last year 30,000 people
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Citysol (July 12-15) E. 23rd St. & East River, (July 13 also at South Street Seaport) www.citysol.org Finally, a concert where you can explore sustainability solutions while listening to Les Savy Fav! Founded by the green education, arts and advocacy center Solar One, Citysol will likely be the only summer festival powered completely by clean
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Rooftop Café 1000 5th Ave. (at E. 82nd St.), 212-535-7710 Jeff Koons will be your backdrop as you’re sipping cocktails. The metallic sculptures resemble whimsical balloon animals—just make sure you don’t mount one after you’ve had the third vodka gimlet. Oh, and need we mention the incredible views of the park?
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Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death July 25-Aug. 16, various locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx www.classicaltheatreofharlem.org/ The Classical Theater of Harlem presents Melvin Van Peebles’ musical about junkies, crooked cops, prisoners, lovers and dreamers. After it premiered on Broadway, it ended up influencing the choreo-poem, spoken word and rap music, and now
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Brooklyn International Film Festival May 30-June 8 Brooklyn Lyceum, Brooklyn Heights Cinema, Brooklyn Central Library, Lumenhouse, East Coast Aliens (Greenpoint), and Studio B. www.wbff.org/events/2008/festival.asp Brooklyn celebrates independent filmmakers, beginning with the U.S. premiere of director Paul Krik’s Able Danger, a feature about 9/11 conspiracy theorists (Krik will be fielding questions after the screening.) The festival
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Boeing-Boeing Broadway has traditionally been unfriendly to farce, but with director Matthew Warchus’ new, pure-genius revival of Boeing-Boeing transferred from the West End, a sea change in attitude is in order. The subtitle—“a nonstop comedy”—may be a bit misleading, but the play is a caterwauling scream of insanity. I wish it a first-class, smooth flight.
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Boeing-Boeing Broadway has traditionally been unfriendly to farce, but with director Matthew Warchus’ new, pure-genius revival of Boeing-Boeing transferred from the West End, a sea change in attitude is in order. The subtitle—“a nonstop comedy”—may be a bit misleading, but the play is a caterwauling scream of insanity. I wish it a first-class, smooth flight.
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May 14 For some dirty punk infected with a terminal case of garage rock nostalgia, go see Love or Perish and The Old Haunts at Cake Shop 152 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-253-0036; 8, $7. May 15 If you need a quasi-Bjork fix, then there’s always Bell, and with a song called
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